She was not fixed. But for the first time in a long time, she was held.
"I've got you," Cass said.
Cass didn't fix her. Didn't ask what was wrong. She just breathed with her, a steady metronome of care, until the tightness in Elara’s chest began to unspool. the loving dominant pdf
"Good. That was the right thing. Now, listen to my voice. I need you to match my breathing. In… two, three, four. Hold… two, three, four. Out… two, three, four." She was not fixed